GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |